China’s economic growth has brought about drastic societal changes in the last decennia. It has not just changed entire villages and family constructions; it has also reshaped the landscape of dating and marriage.

China Online, a new book by translator and multilingual netizen Véronique Michel, offers an exploration into China’s rapidly changing society and its flourishing internet environment. Review of CHINA ONLINE: NETSPEAK AND WORDPLAY USED BY OVER 700 MILLION CHINESE INTERNET USERS by Veronique Michel Tuttle Publishing, 2014, 159 pages, RRP £8.99 With the largest internet population […]

For an upcoming Routledge edition on Religion and the Media in China, I have been working on a chapter about the Confucian influences on the portrayal of women in contemporary Chinese television drama. The volume, that is edited by Stefania Travagnin, focuses on “the intersection of religion and the media in China, bringing interdisciplinary approaches […]

Producer and director Lim Kah Wai is an expert in bringing worlds together in his films. Having worked and lived in both Japan and China, his deep connection with these countries becomes apparent through his work.

Oxford University Press has a series of short introductions to over 200 different subjects, from ‘Globalization’ to ‘Foucault’ and from ‘Shakespeare’ to ‘Nothing’. Well-written, compact and affordable, these books are the perfect starting point to any topic.